Fence-post



(No Model.)

G. CRAINE.

` FENCE POST. No. 341.796. Patented May 11, 1886.

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GEORGE CRAINE, OF FAIRFIELD, IOWA.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION-01'ming part of Letters Patent No. 341,796, dated May 11. 1886.

Serial No. 167,989. (No model.)

B, having threaded ends d d. I prefer to make Application filed June S, 1885.

To all whom, it may concern:

Bc it known that I, GEORGE CEAINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fairfield, in the county of Jefferson and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fence-Posts and other Posts Set in the Ground; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable this of wrought-iron and about the shape 25 shown in the drawings.

C is the post proper, which has a broad anged base provided with holes e e, through which the threaded ends d d of the stirrup pass, and on these ends are nuts pp, for secur- 3c ing the post to the base.

My post is not liable to decay, and is made 1c others skilled in the art to which it appertains of substantial rigid material.

to make and use the same. What I claim is My invention relates to improvements in The post herein described, consisting of the 35 posts to be set in the ground, and the object tubular part A, composed of tile, the filling of of my invention is to provide a durable and concrete, in which is embedded the metal stir- 15 useful post. I attain this object by the com rup B, having projecting screw-threaded ends bination of the following parts, illustrated in d d, and the upper part, C, having a broad perthe accompanying drawings, in whichforated and iianged base secured by means of 4o Figure l is a vertical sectional view of my the nutspp, all constructed and arranged subf improved base. Fig. 2 is a similar section of stantiallyY as described and shown.

2o the post. Fig. 3 is a view of the post com- GEORGE CHAINE. [L s] plete set in the ground.

A represents a cylindrical tile filled with concrete, in which is embedded a metal stirrup,

In presence of VAN M. THOMAS, J. B. MILLER. 

